Partitioning of Water Between Differently Sized Shrubs and Potential Groundwater Recharge in a Semiarid Savanna in Namibia

Introduction: Many semiarid regions around the world are presently experiencing significant changes in both climatic conditions and vegetation. This includes a disturbed coexistence between grasses and bushes also known as bush encroachment, and altered precipitation patterns with larger rain events...

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Main Authors: Katja Geißler, Jessica Heblack, Shoopala Uugulu, Heike Wanke, Niels Blaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01411/full